dr. stacey, professor of history at monmouth college and bibliographer for the first lady's library in canton, ohio. bill novakorked with nancy reagan on her memoir "my turn." welcome to all of you. as we stay on these pictures, let me defer to you first, david gergen. we are looking at the list, michelle obama, rosalynn carter, tom brokaw, larry king, wayne newton, tina sinatra. what does that tell you about who nancy reagan was? >> nancy reagan was enormously active socially. she had a great many friends in private. she believed -- not only did she welcome that, but she believed it was a way to change our politics. for example, when she came to washington she struck up a relationship with catherine grant, "washington post" had been an opposition newspaper to previous republicans but they became fast friends and it was a nourishing relationship and she saw the social as a way to advance the political. it worked out very well. it was natural to her. that's what she liked. she liked good company. they gave more state dinners, like three times as many as president bush did george w. in his eight years. >> we wil